Larger wheels
I've nearly completed converting my axle from over the spring to under it and I've gained a lot of clearance around the tire. So that has me thinking of going to 15" wheel from 14" and move up to a E ...
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It's hard to find good pictures where you can see the seats. I'm posting links to pictures, because the ones with enough detail are also too large to post directly.
Here's a Dexstar wheel "like" redracers. You can see how the area around each stud hole is raised as part of forming the seat.
picture
And here's a different brand, where you can easily see that the holes are beveled to match the cone nuts. picture
I don't claim that's the case for all trailer wheels. China makes a lot of cheap ****. But any decent lug centric wheel will have beveled seats. The original claim that "steel wheels do not have a chamfered shoulder..." is definitely not true.
Here's a Dexstar wheel "like" redracers. You can see how the area around each stud hole is raised as part of forming the seat.
picture
And here's a different brand, where you can easily see that the holes are beveled to match the cone nuts. picture
I don't claim that's the case for all trailer wheels. China makes a lot of cheap ****. But any decent lug centric wheel will have beveled seats. The original claim that "steel wheels do not have a chamfered shoulder..." is definitely not true.
